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Sign in to suggest an update →Tigris opened in 2019 on the former site of the Tanganyika Tidal Wave water ride, giving Busch Gardens Tampa its ninth roller coaster and Florida's tallest inversion at the time. Premier Rides' Sky Rocket II design launches trains to 62 mph and climbs 150 feet into a non-inverting loop and a quick inline twist, all packed into just 883 feet of track and well under a minute of ride time. Set beside SheiKra's holding brake in Stanleyville, Tigris clusters two of the park's most intense rides into a single compact corner.
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Ride profile
Scaled against Busch Gardens Tampa Bay's operating coasters
Park intensity
Height
150 ft
#3 of 7 at Busch Gardens Tampa Bay
Ride experience
- Launch
- Premier Rides
- Steel
Specs from buschgardens.com
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Motors or hydraulics replace or supplement the lift hill for rapid acceleration.
Flywheel launches
Store energy in a spinning mass, then dump it into the train in one burst — classic hydraulic acceleration feel.
How launches work
LIM, LSM, hydraulic — different ways to shove a train from rest to serious speed.
Hydraulic and pneumatic launches
Catch cars, cables, and pressure vessels — mechanical launches with a signature kick.
History
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Timeline
Background
Busch Gardens Tampa Bay closed its Tanganyika Tidal Wave water ride and, in September 2018, announced a compact new launch coaster for the same Stanleyville footprint, reusing much of the site's existing infrastructure and landscaping. Premier Rides supplied a Sky Rocket II model — the same launch-coaster platform the manufacturer had already installed at several other parks — themed to a tiger rather than the generic branding used elsewhere.
Tigris opened April 19, 2019 after a short soft-opening window earlier that month, becoming the park's ninth coaster. The ride launches to 62 mph and climbs 150 feet into a non-inverting loop before a quick inline twist, covering just 883 feet of track in well under a minute — one of the shortest, most concentrated layouts in the park's lineup. At launch, Busch Gardens marketed its inversion as Florida's tallest.
Sitting directly beside SheiKra's holding brake, Tigris gives Stanleyville a second high-intensity ride within view of the first, letting the park cluster its most extreme attractions into a single compact corner rather than spreading them across the property.
Tigris remains one of Tampa's shortest but most re-ridden coasters, its low queue-to-ride-time ratio making it a favorite for guests stacking multiple laps in a single visit.
Notable records
tallest · Region
Florida's tallest inversion at 150 feet when it opened
As of 2019
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- Busch Gardens Tampa Bay — official sitebuschgardens.com(opens in a new tab)
- Busch Gardens Tampa Bay on Coaster AtlasPark page
- Ride specifications sourcebuschgardens.com(opens in a new tab)
- Premier Rides — manufacturerpremier-rides.com(opens in a new tab)
- Hero photo (See Commons · CC BY-SA 4.0)Image license & attribution(opens in a new tab)
- Official POV — Official park YouTubeWatch on YouTube(opens in a new tab)
- History & background sourcebuschgardens.com(opens in a new tab)
